Unrest in Missouri following police shooting

August 12, 2014

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Police begin arresting dozens of protesters on West Florissant Avenue after they refused to leave the area and some began throwing objects at officers in Ferguson, Mo. early Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. On Aug. 9, 2014, a white police officer fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year old, in the St. Louis suburb.

Curtis Compton/Associated Press

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Police begin arresting dozens of protesters on West Florissant Avenue after they refused to leave the area and some began throwing objects at officers in Ferguson, Mo. early Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. On Aug. 9, 2014, a white police officer fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year old, in the St. Louis suburb.